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The 2023 VPN Village is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The sessions held over the last week of November and first week of December will focus on regional user education, legal challenges to using VPNs, and using and scaling your own circumvention tools. | |||
The Village is part of TCU’s [[VPN Community Initiative]] which was formed in 2022 to bring together a diverse group of individuals working within and around the VPN ecosystem - including providers, researchers, digital security specialists and technologists - to collaborate and share knowledge. | The Village is part of TCU’s [[VPN Community Initiative]] which was formed in 2022 to bring together a diverse group of individuals working within and around the VPN ecosystem - including providers, researchers, digital security specialists and technologists - to collaborate and share knowledge. | ||
=Workshops & Events= | =Workshops & Events= | ||
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'''[[Entender, eludir y confrontar apagones: Formaciones en línea con la Shutdown Academy]] with Laura Vidal''' | |||
''Monday, November 27 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC'' | |||
En esta sesión, presentaremos los cursos en línea de la Shutdown Academy, disponibles en español para el público hispano y latinoamericano interesado en aprender a lidiar con apagones de internet en diferentes contextos. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/1vpn2023 RSVP Here]''' | |||
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'''[[Advanced Outline Deployments for Resilience and Scale]] with Vinicious Fortuna''' | |||
''Wednesday, November 29 at 8am EST / 1pm UTC'' | |||
In this session we will learn about ways to extend Outline and customize your deployment to make your service more resilient to blocking and scale better. [https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/2vpn2023 '''RSVP Here'''] | |||
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'''[[November 30 2023 GM|Preparing for the 2024 Election and Addressing Surveillance and Censorship in Tanzania]] with Zaituni Njovu''' | |||
''Thursday, November 30 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC'' | |||
Zaituni Njovu, Executive Director at Zaina Foundation, will share the current privacy right violation in Tanzania and discuss instances of Surveillance and Censorship in this country as they prepare toward elections in 2024 and 2025. '''[[November 30 2023 GM|Learn More]]''' | |||
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[[Growing With the People: How Outline VPN Providers Adapt to Support Diverse Populations|'''Growing With the People: How Outline VPN Providers Adapt to Support Diverse Populations''']] '''with''' '''José Gutiérrez, Carrie Winfrey and David Ho''' | |||
''Tuesday, December 5 at 10am EST / 3pm UTC'' | |||
Join us to discuss findings from research conducted with 8 VPN providers who have built unique services using the Outline technology stack. We’ll explore the lived experience of people using VPNs in different regions. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/3vpn2023 RSVP Here]''' | |||
Latest revision as of 18:56, 22 November 2023
The 2023 VPN Village is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The sessions held over the last week of November and first week of December will focus on regional user education, legal challenges to using VPNs, and using and scaling your own circumvention tools.
The Village is part of TCU’s VPN Community Initiative which was formed in 2022 to bring together a diverse group of individuals working within and around the VPN ecosystem - including providers, researchers, digital security specialists and technologists - to collaborate and share knowledge.
Workshops & Events
Entender, eludir y confrontar apagones: Formaciones en línea con la Shutdown Academy with Laura Vidal
Monday, November 27 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
En esta sesión, presentaremos los cursos en línea de la Shutdown Academy, disponibles en español para el público hispano y latinoamericano interesado en aprender a lidiar con apagones de internet en diferentes contextos. RSVP Here
Advanced Outline Deployments for Resilience and Scale with Vinicious Fortuna
Wednesday, November 29 at 8am EST / 1pm UTC
In this session we will learn about ways to extend Outline and customize your deployment to make your service more resilient to blocking and scale better. RSVP Here
Preparing for the 2024 Election and Addressing Surveillance and Censorship in Tanzania with Zaituni Njovu
Thursday, November 30 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC
Zaituni Njovu, Executive Director at Zaina Foundation, will share the current privacy right violation in Tanzania and discuss instances of Surveillance and Censorship in this country as they prepare toward elections in 2024 and 2025. Learn More
Growing With the People: How Outline VPN Providers Adapt to Support Diverse Populations with José Gutiérrez, Carrie Winfrey and David Ho
Tuesday, December 5 at 10am EST / 3pm UTC
Join us to discuss findings from research conducted with 8 VPN providers who have built unique services using the Outline technology stack. We’ll explore the lived experience of people using VPNs in different regions. RSVP Here
